Lisa Matisoo-Smith

New Zealand biological anthropologist
Person human Q16403266
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Lisa Matisoo-Smith

Summary

Lisa Matisoo-Smith is a human[1]. Born in Hawaii[2], she… she was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an academic[4], geneticist[5], anthropologist[6], and university teacher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith was born in Hawaii[2].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's professions included academic[4].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith worked as a geneticist[5].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's field of work was molecular anthropology[10].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith held the position of full professor[11].
  • Among Lisa Matisoo-Smith's employers was University of Otago[12].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith was educated at University of Auckland[14].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's doctoral advisor was David Lambert[15].
  • A notable student of Lisa Matisoo-Smith was Anna L Gosling[16].
  • A notable student of Lisa Matisoo-Smith was Edana Lord[17].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[19].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the Nayacakalou Medal[20].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal[21].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the University of Otago Distinguished Professor[22].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith received the James Cook Research Fellowship[23].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's image is recorded as Lisa Matisoo-Smith inaugural professor MS-5249-1384 (cropped).JPG[24].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith is recorded as female[25].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith supervised Stefan Prost as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hawaii[2], Lisa Matisoo-Smith… she was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and University of Auckland[14], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1883[34], headquartered in Auckland City[35]. Lisa Matisoo-Smith's doctoral advisor was David Lambert[15]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36]. She studied under Roger Curtis Green[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[4], geneticist[5], anthropologist[6], and university teacher[7]. Lisa Matisoo-Smith's field of work was molecular anthropology[10]. Among her employers was University of Otago[12]. She held the position of full professor[11]. Notable students include Anna L Gosling[16], a researcher[38], awarded the Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship[39] and Edana Lord[17], a researcher[40]. Doctoral students include Stefan Prost[27], a researcher[41]; Monica Tromp[42], a researcher[43]; and Karen Greig[44], a researcher[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18]; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[19]; Nayacakalou Medal[20], an award[46], in New Zealand[47], founded in 1992[48]; University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal[21], an award[49], in New Zealand[50], founded in 2007[51]; University of Otago Distinguished Professor[22], an award[52], in New Zealand[53]; and James Cook Research Fellowship[23], a fellowship grant[54], in New Zealand[55].

Why It Matters

Lisa Matisoo-Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Lisa Matisoo-Smith born?

Born in Hawaii[2], Lisa Matisoo-Smith…

What did Lisa Matisoo-Smith do for work?

Lisa Matisoo-Smith worked as academic[4], geneticist[5], anthropologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Lisa Matisoo-Smith go to school?

Lisa Matisoo-Smith was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13] and University of Auckland[14].

What awards did Lisa Matisoo-Smith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[18], Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[19], Nayacakalou Medal[20], and University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal[21].

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  8. [14] . No hea te kiore : MtDNA variation in Rattus exulans : a model for human colonisation and contact in prehistoric Polynesia. wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] . Development and implementation of new analysis methods to investigate the genetic evidence for the colonization of Polynesia. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [42] . Lapita Plants, People and Pigs. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [3] . Atoms, dinosaurs, & DNA (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [17] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.

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  22. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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